Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-29
WernWag's Queer Will.
DEFoSNG OF 100000 ON SCRAP OF PAPER wTTHoU
SIGNATURE.

DErosNG OF 100000 ON SCRAP OF PAPER WITHOUT
SIGNATURE.
The Philadelphia Press says: Register OF Wills
Kinsey has received peculiar will for probation
1t consisted Of small scrap of paper containing
few lines In lead pencil, and it was the will OF
William p. Wernwag, OF the firm of Wernwag a.
Dawson The paper disposed OF AN estate worth
almost 100000. The document read:
t'Real estate in trust. The whole real estate In
your Names hands SO II you want to sell IL YOU
can do So Name can do as she pleases Two
stores intact Not TO be sold All others can be
sold 80 as she can change it as she pleases
-W1tneS-I1ZZie Wright"
Theodore Kitchen and Samuel White were named
as executors The document contains no sigma
tuIe- Charles G. kerchline explained that the
VIII was made just prior 10 the death OF Mr.. Wern-
Wag, and that he was too weak TO sign It, Addi-
uonai testimony viii be taken In the case. -
MRS. WARD WILL SUE FOR DIvORCE-The New
York Seal says: Mrs Ward, the wife OF Rector
ChaS W. Ward, OF EngewOOd, y. J., who sAet5er
and himself on February 22d, viii soon beg3n<aA
action against him for separation and limited d.
Vorce. The grounds alleged will be extreme
cruelty and the attempt on her life. The papers
are now being prepared, and they will he served
Inside OF two weeks.
"A DYSAsTIc CONSPIRACY AT MADRID.-The ru-
rnorS current in Madrid during the past few DAYS
Of the discovery OF dynastic conspiracy have
been confirmed By the arrest OF many persons con-
nect7C with the plot Among the prisoners are
several palace officials, the palace arrnOrer and
relative OF a well-known ministerial deputy The
deputy alluded 10 will question the government in
congress to-day with reference TO the affair."
TIE OLIVER K.-HAKRY WILKES E.cE OFF-Oliver
h., who Is matched 10 trot match race with
Harry Wilkes Nr $4,000, April I'd, at San Fran
cisco. strained tendon in or his foreleys at
not considered serious. the horse viii not be in
racing condition for month. The race Is there
lore OH Ohyer n pays forfeit OF $500.
Harry Wilkes viii trot 10 beat his own record OF
2I4A, Tor 5000
BURGLAR Hunt IN GEoRGIA-Much excitement
has recently been caused 10y the numerous bur
giar1es in Georgia. About dozen safes have been
robbed in many different towns during the Iasf
ISo weeks Last Friday night ThomasytiIe was
visited The next morning two suspected men
took tZiin for Albany, but were pursued and in
terceptfd at BdcOnto, where sheriff Hurst and a
deputytattempted 10 arrest them They tmne(i-
ately dNSrpistols and common led nring. Hurst
WAS struckIn the breast and severely wounded
The men escaped 10 the woods, but Will probably
be captured f4ey &fe wel-dresSed persons OF
good address, and are Wrought 10 be from New
York.
RENEWED TROUBLE AT A STEPHENS CHURCH
The removal OF the pictuAo OF Father McGlynn
rum the confessional OF 81. SJeThtSs church. New
York, caused "A renewal OF the dlkorderly scenes
there on Saturday. Father Cotton at once called
Oh the police for aid and violence NSes prevented
FATHER AND THREE CHILDREN DsowSED.-A
peculiarly sad accident occurred saturday OF the
south Pacific coast wharf, ON the Alameda side oI
Fan Francisco Bay. +. q. HaGgett. owner OF min
Ing property in Arizona, was payiDsSa visit TO hl-
ialniiy in Alameda anu took four OF hiSshildren-
three bDSs and one girI-out IN a rowboat sShing
just as he was about to return he stood up In IT.
D03t - put on hiz Oyercoat. The boat began IL
4, ana the motion Increased until the fral ves
~! c4pz.Isd, throwing all the occupants into The
water. other boats ia the vicinity quickly pulled
10 th@tf aid but only two OF the boys were drawn
from the water one OF these died short time
after, ssd thus what began as a pleasant IriI
sofi.fi IL the death Of the father, two sous and
1aUg ssIFf.
.EICa AE. AUsTIXs LATEST EsCAPADE.-A-S s. Aus
III. $50 elcF4 fTfe Chicago man OI money, who
fsftfJ created a seEslliIyn Ia New York, presented
slG0aa A-CkI4Cg, aid 10 De- worth 5000, 10
B5jssDh L. ts ''Biack Crook" ballet. Austin called
81 tEsr>sxD Dsa pr Office sunday evening anC
gass ~art,be That hs would kiil the reporter wht
b.t1 assf58sfsd his expeLsIss Irritation with Lht
DsiLt zif.